Year 5 blog 2nd October
Date: 4th Oct 2026 @ 9:14pm
Dear Parents,
Welcome to the Year 5 weekly blog!
Each week, we will update this blog to keep you informed about what we have been learning in class, homework tasks, and any importannt reminders or updates.
Well done to our award winners this week!
Homework
This week's spellings are listed below. There are activities assigned on Spelling Shed for your children to complete based on our new spellings. The children are tested weekly on a Thursday.
Reading
We ask the children to read as much as possible as there are huge benefits to this within all areas of the curriculum. Children can bring their book back into school any day and they are able to change them independently. Could you please encourage your children to read as much as possible and record this in their reading record.
TT Rockstars
Please encourage your child to access their TT Rockstars account and complete tasks and challenges on the website to practice their times tables.
English
This week in English, we have continued our work on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. We explored the character of Mr Tumnus, using a range of adjectives to describe his personality and appearance. The children also examined how his character develops throughout the chapter, discussing the changes they noticed and what these reveal about him.
This week, we also celebrated National Poetry Day. The children enjoyed reading, learning and performing a poem for another class. They particularly loved the rhyme and rhythm of the poem and worked hard to learn it by heart. I was incredibly impressed with how confidently they used their oracy skills during their performance, speaking clearly and expressively to engage their audience. It was wonderful to see the children's enthusiasm and growing confidence as performers.
Maths
In maths, we have continued our work on place value, addition and subtraction. The children have been developing their understanding of the importance of place value and have been adding whole numbers and decimal numbers using a range of methods. They have applied their learning through reasoning and problem-solving activities, which have helped to deepen their understanding of these concepts.
Can you have a go at the problem solving question below?
The Year 5 Team
